Trade To The Brisbane Lions
On 11 October 2007 it was confirmed that the Brisbane Lions had acquired the 27 year old midfielder from Melbourne for draft pick number 14 in the 2007 national draft, which the Lions had received from Collingwood in a trade for young ruckman Cameron Wood. This came after weeks of speculation over Johnstone's future with the club. New coach Dean Bailey was openly looking for high draft picks and Johnstone was considered a more expendable, yet of decent value. After the clubs confirmed Johnstone was now a Lion, the Melbourne Football Club was bombarded with phone calls from angry supporters who were furious that Johnstone was traded, proving that Johnstone was a very popular player among fans. In his debut for the Lions in Round 1, he amassed 20 disposals off the bench in their loss to the West Coast Eagles. The week after, Johnstone managed 22 disposals in Brisbane's nailbiting 2 point win against the Collingwood Magpies. Arguably his finest game for Brisbane to date came in the Lions' Round 8, 2008 win over Carlton where Johnstone amassed 32 disposals, six tackles and three goals. In round 11 2010, Johnstone managed a remarkable 37 disposals in a one point loss to North Melbourne.
On 28 October 2010, Johnstone was delisted from the Lions. Johnstone nominated for the 2010 AFL Draft, but began planning to play for the Palmerston Magpies.
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